学年广东省汕头市潮南实验学校高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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学年广东省汕头市潮南实验学校高二上学期期中考试英语试题

潮南实验学校高中部2017-2018学年度上学期期中考试

高二英语试题

第I卷

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

OPENINGSANDPREVIEWS

AntliaPneumatica

InanewplaybyAnneWashburn,directedbyKenRusSchmoll,agroupofestrangedfriendsgatherataTexasfarmhousetoburyoneoftheirpeers.（PeterJaySharp,416W.42ndSt.212-279-4200.Inpreviews.）

BrightStar

SteveMartinandEdieBrickellwrotethisbluegrass-and-Americanamusical,inwhichamagazineeditormeetsasoldierreturningfromtheSecondWorldWar.WalterBobbiedirects.（Cort,138W.48thSt.212-239-6200.Inpreviews.）

TheCrucible

IvovanHovedirectsArthurMiller’sclassicdramaabouttheSalemwitchtrials,starringSaoirseRonan,BenWhishaw,CiaranHinds,andSophieOkonedo.（WalterKerr,219W.48thSt.212-239-6200.Inpreviews.）

DryPowder

JohnKrasinski,ClaireDanes,andHankAzariastarinSarahBurgess’splay,inwhichanexecutiveataprivate-equityfirm（私人股本公司）triestoreboundfromaP.R.disaster.ThomasKaildirects.（Public,425LafayetteSt.212-967-7555.Inpreviews.OpensNov.28,2017）

TheFather

FrankLangellastarsinaplaybytheFrenchwriterFlorianZeller,translatedbyChristopherHamptonanddirectedbyDougHughesforManhattanTheatreClub,aboutaneighty-year-oldmanwhoislosinghisgriponhisownlifestory.（SamuelJ.Friedman,261W.47thSt.212-239-6200.PreviewsbeginNov.28,2017）

1.Ifyou’reinterestedinAmericanmusic,wherecanyougetentertained?

A.PeterJaySharp,416W.42ndSt.

B.Cort,138W.48thSt.

C.WalterKerr,219W.48thSt.

D.Public,425LafayetteSt.

2.Ifyouwanttopreviewaplaynow,whichofthefollowingisnotavailable?

A.BrightStarB.TheCrucible

C.DryPowderD.TheFather

3.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto.

A.informB.entertainC.persuadeD.describe

B

Forcenturies,mankindanddogshavesufferedfromacommunicationfailure.Wecantelldogswhatwewantthemtodoandsometimestheycomply,butwe’vealwaysstruggledwhenitcomestounderstandingthetruemeaningoftheirbarksandwhimpers.Thereisexcitingnewsnow–adogtranslatorhasbeeninventedtohelpyoucommunicatewithyourfurryfriend.

Researchersat NorthCarolinaStateUniversity have fashioned somekindof miracledogtranslatorbodyharness（束腰带）.What’sspecialaboutitisthatitdoesn'tjustrelyonthedog’svocalizationstointerpret（口译）whatFidoisbangingonabout.

Ohno–thismiracleharnessreadsandinterpretstheordinarydogs’bodylanguageaswell,givingusafulltwo-waydogcommunicationexperience.

ResearcherDavidRobertssays:

"Dogscommunicateprimarilythroughbodylanguage,andoneofourchallengeswastodevelopsensorsthattellusabouttheirbehaviorbyobservingtheirpostureremotely."

Sensorsontheharnessmonitorthedog’sheartrateandbodytemperatureandsoftwarebuildsupavocabulary,lettingthehumanknowwhatthedogisfeeling.

Whatwoulddogssayiftheycouldtalktous?

Thehumancanevencommunicatebackthroughtheharnessthankstovibrationmotors,supposedlybytappingintothedog’ssensessothatitcanunderstandwhatyou’retryingtosaytoit.

Thedogharnessisdesignedfordogsinvolvedinsearchandrescueandotherfront-linework,butit'sgotusdreamingofabeautifulfuture,onewherehumansanddogscanco-existasequals,withthedogabletofullyexpressitselfatalltimes.

4.Whycan’tpeoplecommunicatewithdogs?

A.Theyhavedifficultyunderstandingdogs’barksandwhimpers. 

B.Theyhavenoideaaboutdogs’behaviorinrelationtotheirposture. 

C.Theydon’tknowhowtotelldogswhattheywantthemtodo. 

D.Theydon’thaveamachinetotranslatethedogs’language. 

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmostprobablymeaninparagraphtwo?

A.Pursuefashion. B.Research. C.Influence. D.Make. 

6.Forwhatpurposeisthedogharnessdesigned?

A.Itisdesignedfordogstounderstandwhatpeoplearetryingtosaytothem. 

B.Itisdesignedforafulltwo-waydogcommunicationexperience. 

C.Itisdesignedtomonitorthedog’sheartrateandbodytemperature. 

D.Itisdesignedfordogsdoingsearchandrescueandotherfront-linework. 

7.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepossiblehuman-dogcommunication?

A.Shocked. B.Excited. C.Embarrassed. D.Annoyed. 

C

WhatisthemostcommoncauseforpeopleintheUKtoaskforleaveduetoillness?

Theanswerisnotthecommoncoldorflu,butbackpain.BackpainaffectsoneinthreeBritishadults,coststhecountryover5billionpoundseveryyearandisverydifficulttotreat.ButnowBritain’sNationalHealthService（NHS）willbeofferinganewsolution:

acupuncture（针灸）.TheancientChineseneedletreatmenthasbeenaroundintheUKformanyyears,butthisisthefirsttimeithasbeenofficiallyapprovedbytheNHS.

Traditionally,doctorsintheUKhaveadvisedbackpainsuffererstostayactive,dostretchingexercisesandtakepainkillerswhennecessary.InmoreseriouscasessomepeoplearegivenX-raytreatmentorinjectionswithmedicines.However,thereisevidencethatacupuncturemaybemoreeffectivethanexpensiveX-raysorinjections,sopatientswhohavebeensufferingforoversixweeksshouldbegivenachoice.Asanalternativetoacupuncture,patientswillbeabletochooseeitheracourseofspinalmanipulation（脊柱推拿）,oraseriesofspecialexercisesessions.IntheUK,acupunctureisregardedasanaidingtreatment,whichmeansmedicalprocedurehasn’texperiencedseriousexperimentsbywhichscientistsprovesometreatmentswork.WhilemanyexpertshavewelcomedthepolicytomakeacupunctureavailableontheNHS,somearestillskeptical（怀疑的）aboutitseffectiveness.

ResearchfromtheUSearlierthismonthfoundthatsimilaracupunctureusingtoothpicks（牙签）whichdonotstickintotheskincouldbeasgoodasusingrealneedles.Sowhilesomeareyettobeconvinced,backpainsuffererswillbehopingthatacupuncturehelpsgetthemfeelinghealthyagain.

8.Accordingtothepassage,whichisthebestwaytotreatbackpain?

A.Tostayactive.B.Tobeacupunctured.

C.Todostretchingexercises.D.TotakeX-raytreatmentorinjections.

9.Whyaresomepeoplestilldoubtfulabouttheeffectivenessofacupuncture?

A.Becausetheyhaveotherchoices.

B.Becauseacupunctureisjustanaidingtreatment.

C.Becauseusingtoothpicksisasgoodasusingrealneedles.

D.Becauseacupuncturehasn’tbeentestedbyscientistsstrictly.

10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoproveinthelastparagraph?

A.Acupuncturecanbeaneffectivetreatmentforbackpain.

B.ToothpicksasausefultoolforacupunctureiswidelyacceptedbypeopleintheUK.

C.Needlesarenobetterthantoothpicks.

D.Toothpickswilltakeplaceofneedlesinthefuture.

11.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Themagicneedles.B.AcupunctureintheUK.

C.Thewaystotreatbackpain.D.Thereasonsforpeopletoaskforleave.

D

ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson'sshoes."Shoesconveyathinbutusefulsliceofinformationabouttheirwearers,"theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality."Shoesserveapracticalpurpose,andalsoserveasnonverbalclueswithsymbolicmessages.Peopletendtopayattentiontotheshoestheyandotherswear."

MedicalDailynotesthatthenumberofdetailedpersonalitytraits（特质）detected（发现）inthestudyincludeaperson'sgeneralage,income,politicaltendency,andotherpersonalitytraits,includingsomeone'semotionalstability.LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle,cost,colorandconditionofsomeone'sshoes.Inthestudy,63UniversityofKansasstudentslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy'sparticipants.Participantsinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoes,andthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.

So,whatdoyourshoessayaboutyourpersonality?

Someoftheresultswereexpected:

Peoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoes,andflashierfootwearwastypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.However,someofthemorespecificresultsareinteresting.Forexample,“practicalandfunctional”shoesweregenerallywornbymore“friendly”people,whileanklebootsweremorecloselyconnectedwith“aggressive”personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore“uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohave“calm”personalities.

Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeexceptionalcareofthem,youmaysufferfrom“attachmentanxiety,”spendingtoomuchtimeworryingaboutwhatothersthinkofyourappearance.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithwearing“shabbierandlessexpensive”shoes.

Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalitytraits,butresearcherspointedoutthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswererevealingdeepinsightsintotheirpersonalities.

12.Bylookingataperson’sshoes,it’spossibleforpeopleto___________.

A.knowthewearerthoroughly

B.estimatethewearer’scharacter

C.haveexactcluesaboutthewearer’ssocialstatus

D.judgethewearer’seducationalbackground

13.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Inthestudy,people’spersonalitytraitsweredetected.

B.Inthestudy,participantswore208differentshoes.

C.Inthestudy,63studentswereaskedtofilloutquestionnaireaboutpersonality.

D.Inthestudy,judgmentswer